GLASS FOR FAÇADE 2021

54 55 GLASS FOR FAÇADE EDITION 2021 GLASS FOR FAÇADE EDITION 2021 HIGH-TECH FOR MONUMENT PROTECTION WITH SAGEGLASS® DYNAMIC GLASS EDUCATION BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY Location Johnson City, New York, USA General contractor FAHS Construction Group, New York, USA Glass processor SageGlass® Façade maker BR Johnson, LLC, East Syracuse, USA Photos ©SageGlass On the areaof BinghamtonUniversity in Johnson City, a historic building dating back to 1916 has been converted into a modern high-tech medical campus. Therefore, the university renovated 8,600 m 2 in the heritage-protected building of the former shoe factory and had built a further 1,860 m 2 as a new extension. The university’s planning team, led by Bill Hall, associate director of design and architecture at the university, had to meet the requirements of the state and national heritage authorities. The historic character of the factory façades, which are more than 100 years old, had to be preserved at all costs. At the same time, the planners had to ensure that the modern requirements in terms of energy efficiency and comfort were met. The architects emphasized the marriage between old and new with gorgeous aesthetic features, like exposed concrete and